De-Cluttering Leads to Mental Clarity

Calendar and schedule decluttering to free yourself from unnecessary commitments is tremendously powerful! Especially when it's done with the intention not just to free up more time, but to enable you to focus your attention and energy on the things that really matter to you. I suspect it's easier to do this after most of the physical clutter has been cleared away from your home or office. By creating space and clarity in your physical environment, you support the kind of mental and emotional clarity that makes making appropriate decisions about commitments and activities possible.

"My life has changed greatly with all of the clutter clearing - I realized how 'out of control' so many things had become; my emotions and how I was feeling about myself were greatly affected."
~ Clutter-Free Forever! support group member

Donating vs. Holding a Yard Sale

A yard sale is a great way to get rid of stuff and recoup some money from your clutter at the same time... but it's also a huge amount of work. Before assuming that a yard sale is a good idea, consider donating all that stuff to charity and claiming the tax deduction instead. In addition to the deductible claim, the lightness and energy you will feel as a result of making a generous donation will more than make up for the money you would have received through the yard sale the time and effort saved is considerable.

Make sure you are clear about what you really want. Is it the money you would get from a yard sale or the energy shift that you will get from releasing all that unnecessary stuff?

Stay focused on your goals.

"The e-book has helped me [make wiser decisions]. I was going to have a yard sale to sell all the "stuff", even if it's just a few dollars, and I suddenly thought, 'GIVE IT AWAY, help other people, stop giving yourself more work to do, just get it out of here.' So, I am taking a truck load to the Humane Society Thrift shop today."
~ Clutter-Free Forever! support group member